Condor flight DE-2116 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on February 6th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Cancun, Mexico, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. Four crew members and a passenger were taken to a hospital.
Lufthansa flight LH-464 made an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 11th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Orlando, Florida, but had to turn back after the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Qantas flight QF-9554 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on July 29th.
The plane took off for Chicago, Illinois, but shredded some tires during departure.
The plane subsequently landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Ryanair flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport, Scotland, on January 30.
The plane was forced to turn back after one of the tires blew out upon take off. The flight was heading to Dublin at the time.
The pilot safely landed the plane back about 10 minutes after take-off. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
According to an airline spokesperson, “The aircraft returned to Edinburgh and landed normally, and customers disembarked and were provided with refreshment vouchers…A Ryanair engineer was sent from Prestwick to replace the tyre and the aircraft will depart for Dublin shortly…Ryanair sincerely apologised to all those affected by the delay to their journey.”
United Airlines flight UA-24 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on June 23rd.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to electrical problems.
The crew needed to shut down one of the engines before the plane landed back safely.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1665 made an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkey, on August 22nd.
The plane took off for Hamburg, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported they could not retract the landing gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Enter Air flight E4-503 aborted landing at Salzburg Airport, Austria, on October 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was attempting to land in Salzburg amid heavy winds brought by Storm Herwart. However, as the plane was on very short final to the runway, it got caught in the crosswinds and touched down hard.
The crew subsequently went around and decided to return to Frankfurt.
No Injuries were reported.
